us off we have the ftc commissioner who was sworn in on a term that expires in 2018. she focuses on fcc issues, including privacy. she served at the commission for -- she focuses on f.t.c. issues, including privacy. she would get us started off with a recap on what the ftc is working on. >> i am delighted for the opportunity to provide some into the three stocks on the topic of this panel, facial recognition technology. i will be speaking from the perspective of consumers. the mission is to prevent business practices that are anti-competitive, deceptive, or on fred to consumers without unduly burdening legitimate -- except if our -- be sacked if -- deceptive. first, i would like to note that my comments on my own and do not necessarily represent respect the lives of other ftc commissioners. i cannot miss the opportunity to quote the line, "john anderton you could, you say guinness right now. -- use a guiness. now.." companies are already deploying facial recognition technology in a wide variety of contexts. some are more sophisticated than others. there has been a lot of coverage
